Mixing White VS. Titanium White In Acrylic Paint: Their Differences & Why You Need Both!
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- Опубліковано 20 лис 2023
- White is white is white is white, right?🤔 Not so much! There’s a huge difference between titanium white and mixing white in acrylic paint, and that special difference makes itself clear when each of these powerful paints is used in color mixing. In this video I discuss the impact each of these paints has on color mixing, walk you through the process with a couple of different colors, and share with you how I am going to be using both titanium white and mixing white in my next painting. In my opinion, having both titanium white AND mixing white in your paint collection is super fun, and I think after watching this video y’all just might agree with me!🤓
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Liquitex Basics Burnt Sienna: amzn.to/47IUb02
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This was super interesting. I’ve never given mixing white much attention because it seemed pointless, but I was struggling with titanium white desaturating a color too much a few days ago and now I see a solution 😊 Thanks, Michelle!
My absolute pleasure! So glad you found the video helpful! Another magic mixing color is Titanium Buff or Buff Titanium (brand names vary), which I will be discussing here soon:) Thanks so much for watching!💚
Thanks for this comparison. About what to do with leftover paint on your palette and toning down your colors: At the end of your painting session transfer all the leftover paint to a lidded jar and mix them up. Keep adding to this jar, day after day. This becomes a "mother color". When you want less garish colors than what comes out of the tube add just a tiny touch of Mother to each of the color piles that you will be working with.This tones down to colors slightly and makes them harmonize with each other because they now have a bit of every color. BTW, it looks like you have mold growing in your stay wet palette. Try putting a couple of Lysol Wipes under the clean sponge to prevent mold from developing.
Making a “parent color” (that’s the term I gave to this practice) is something I love to do when working on a painting! Thanks for bringing up that option:) And, I know all about mold growth in moist palettes (learned that one the hard way😝), but that coloration in this video is residual staining from previous painting sessions-I use sta-wet palette paper for as long as possible before letting it dry out and then using it for collage fodder or to cover a handmade sketchbook. Maximizing my materials is a big focus for me-art supplies are so expensive!🤑
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for sharing!
Glad to hear this video was helpful! Happy painting:)
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That was great. I’ve always wondered about zinc white. It looks like an almost transparent medium. But I’m still not certain about its use. Why not just use a very tiny amount of the titanium white instead?
Good question! Even the teeniest amount of titanium shifts a color’s opacity and also brightens it dramatically, and while sometimes that’s exactly what one wants, there are other times when we don’t. When you want to tint a color but not change it’s opacity and tone (this is especially true with transparent colors), transparent mixing white (or zinc white, like you mentioned, and then also Chinese white in watercolor) is just the ticket! A good rule of thumb I’ve found when color mixing with white is if I’m looking for a subtle shift in my color’s intensity I reach for mixing white; when I want that tinted color to pop (say as a highlight or a reflection), I reach for titanium white. And yes, mixing white is almost like a medium except it doesn’t alter the sheen of the paint it’s mixed with, which mediums do, shifting a dried paint’s sheen to either matte, gloss, or satin. Hope this extra nerdiness helps!🤓
But why would people use the transparent white? It’s too translucent
@Wowwwzaaa for the very reason I speak to and demo in this video-to avoid creating opacity in a color you are wishing to tint. Titanium white (PW6) is the most opaque of all paints, so mixing it with any color immediately creates a pastel-like version of the original color. Sometimes that’s what you-covering power and the softness of pastels-but sometimes not, especially when working with transparent colors! It’s likely why it’s call “Mixing White” in some acrylic paint brands, to help folks understand its purpose. For watercolor, mixing white (a less opaque white) is typically called Chinese White. In both cases, the pigment code you want to look for a mixing white is PW4. Hope the difference & purpose is clearer for you-mixing white, unlike titanium, is rarely used on its own:)
I thought I wasted my money on the wrong whites. The swatches showed how I can use it after all.
Awesome-glad you found it useful! Having both really expands one’s palette, I think:)
I just keep all my leftover colors and put it in a jar...it's my brown color
Ha! That’s a brilliant idea:) I bet it’s an awesome brown!🤓